Bearing



c. J. KLEIN BEARING Filed oct. y15, 1927 s'shets-sheet. 1

mvEN-ron j Nv. 25, 1930.

C. J. KLEIN Nov. 25, 1930.

BEARING Filed oct. 15, 1327` .s sheets-sheet 2 Nov. 25, l930. c. J. KLEIN' l I 1,782,969

BEARING Filed Oct. l5, 1927 3 Sheets--Sheet '3 INVENTOR- Patented Nov. 25, 1930 l .i T

y' UNITED STATESPATENT,OFFICEv CLARENCE J'. KLEIN, BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED ENGINEER- I VING' AND FOUNDR'Y COMPANY, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION F PENNSYLVANIA BEARING "Application niea october 15, i927. serial No. 226,323.

The present invention relates broadly Vto Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the bearings, and more particularly bearings of construction illustrated in Figure 3. x the character applicable to mill rolls intend- In accordance with the presentA invention, ed for comparatively heavy duty and in there may be provided suitable rotating parts 6 which it is desirable to rovide not only to be supported, these parts being hereinil- 55 means for maintaining efidctive lubrication lustrated as comprising an upper roll 2 and a but also means for effectively compensating lower roll 3 each having a roll neck 4 of,

for wear. usual construction as well understood in the It is customary in the art to which the presart. 10 ent invention relates, to provide mills com- Cooperating with each of the roll necks is 60 prising upper' and lower rolls in which the an inner thrust ring 5 each provided on its upper rolls are counter-balanced or resilientperiphery with grooves 6 adapted for the rely supported in. such manner as to prevent ception of rings, packing or the like effective undue jump of the upper roll upon the entry for sealing the saine against the loss of lubriof a piece of material into the roll pass, or cant. These thrust rings are each supported 65 the discharge of the same therefrom. In in a casing or boxwhich is preferably of a such mills, considerable difficulty has been one-piece construction, there being a casing experienced in the maintenance of a suili- 7 for the lowerV roll and a similar casing 8 cient supply of lubricant on the roll necks for the upper roll. Within the casing 7 is a or fois eiiectively compensating for wear 'brass or bearing member 9 which may be of 70 thereof. any desired construction or material, bronze The present invention has for certain of being ordinarily used for this purpose. The its objects,the provision of an improved bearouter end of the neck 4 of the lower roll is ing applicable to a wide variety of uses, but adapted to receive a sealing ring 10 having particularly designed for use in rolling mills peripheral grooves 11 similar to the grooves 75 and effective for maintaining a supply of 6 before referred to. The outer ring 10 may lubricant in position about the roll necks and -vbe surrounded by a cover plate 12 suitably for compensating for wear in the bearings secured to the casing 7 in any desired manduring the operation of the cooperating ner. Inasmuch as the pressure on the lower parts. roll is exerted downwardly, the casing 7 may 80 In the accompanying drawings, there is be shaped to provide clearance 13 between the shown for purposes of illustration only, a same and the upper part of the roll neck 4 preferred embodiment of my invention, it .whereby the Weight of the roll is directly being understood that the drawings do notl tfllsmltted 0 th? bIaSS 9.

define the limits of the invention as changes Mounted Wlthm the Caslng 8 fol' the UP* 85 in the design, arrangement and construction Per T011: 1S a lower brass 14 and an upper of the parts may be made without departing brass 15' The, end of th? UPPGI' T011 als? Cal" either from the spirit of the invention or the mes an Outer Img 16 Surrounded by a stumble plate 17. It will be apparent that only the gsthefeof @s defined m the appended weight of the roii is carried by the lower 90 In the drawings brass 14, the main load with the millin oper- Figure 1 is an end eleaton lrgely d.a ation being taken by the upper brass l5. In

view of this, the parts may be constructed to glammatlc, 0f 0n@ form 0f bealng embody' provide substantial clearance 18 for the lower ing Phe preg ent invnftion; part of the upper roll neck 4, substantially 95 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on 'the as indicated in Figure 1 line II-II O Figur@ 1; The construction disclosed, includin the Figure 3 is a, diagrammatic end elevation rings 5, lO and 16, with their perip eral showing one manner of supporting the upgrooves and sealing means thereon, con- 5 per roll; and Y stitutes an effective seal for the bearing lo portion of each of the necks 4 and enables lubricant to be effectively maintained thereon. For supplying this lubricant, the bearings 9 and 15 may be provided with suitable fittings 19 adapted to receive lubricant under pressure, the fittings communicating with suitable distributing ports 20 for delivering the lubricant to the roll necks.

For holding the upper roll in its desired position, there ma be provided dependmg supports 21 forme with hook-shaped lower ends 22 adapted to extend under the casing 8. The upper ends of the supports 21 may projectlaterally as clearly shown in Figure 4 for connection with tension rods 23 adapted to engage springs 24, the degree of compression of which may be variably adjusted by nuts 25 for counterbalancing to the desired extent the weight of the upper roll. It will be apparent that the lower ends of the springs 24 cooperate with suitable projections 26 on the roll housing 27 whereby the desired support is provided.

Inasmuch as in a construction of the character indicated the major portion of Wear with respect to the bearing for the u per roll is concentrated on the brass 15, it is esirable to provide means for compensating for such wear. This may be accomplished by utilizing thrust blocks 28 extending. upwardly through a suitable opening in the casing 8 and directly engaging the upper surface of the brass 15. Each of these thrust blocks may be engaged by a screw 29 of such construction as to resist the upward thrust of the roll.

The lower brass 9 may likewise be supported to compensate for wear in a manner generally similar to that provided for the upper brass 15. Such results may be accomplished by providing the brass 9 with a projection 31 adapted to extend through a suitable opening in the casing 7. -As originally constructed, the projection 31 will preferably have a length such as to maintain the lower surface 32 of the casing 7 in spaced relation to the surface 33 of the housing 27, whereby as the brass '9 wears, the casing 7 may move downward with the roll to the extent permitted by the space between the surfaces 32 and 83. The projection 31 may be supported in any desired manner, but is preferably of such length as to directly engage the bottom of the window in the roll housing 27.

The brass 30 carries the weight of the casing 7 and transfers it to the roll neck 4.

Since the present invention has for one of its objects the provision of means for maintaining lubricating material in contact with the rolls. both the thrust block 28 and the projection 31 cooperate with packing 'rings 35 and keeper plates 3G to prevent the leakage of lubricant past the saine.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the construction described provides an oil tight casing for each of the rolls and that each casing includes means in the form of a brass or bearing member for taking the main radial load transmitted thereto, and

Aother means of a generally similar nature for taking the auxiliary axial or thrust load in a direction different from the main radial load.

Certain advantages of the present invention arise from the provision of an improved bearing adapted for the reception of lubricant under pressure and effective for maintaining the same in position.

Other advantages of the invention arise from the provision of a bearing particularly suitable for use with a mill roll and comprising an enclosed casing for the upper roll neck together with means for compensating for the wear of the brasses therein.

Still other advantages arise from the provision of an improved bearing for mill rolls having means for efectively supporting the rolls and for lubricating the same during the operation of the mill.

A still further advantage of the present invention arises from the provision of improved bearinffs of such construction that compensation For wear is automatically obtained either with respect to the lower roll or the upper roll to thereby maintain all of the bearing parts in the desired relation at all times.

I claim:

1. A composite roll bearing for rolling mills, comprising an oil tight casing, a main and an auxiliary brass within the casing, said main brass extending beyond the casing, whereby the load on it can be transferred to a support independent of the Casin 2. A composite roll bearing r rolling mills, comprising an oil tight casing, main and auxiliary brasses within the casing, said main brass extending through one wall of the casing, a roll, oil sealing means between the casing and the roll, and oil sealing means between the casing and the said main brass.

3. A composite roll bearing for rolling mills, comprising an oil tight casing, main and auxiliary brasses Within the casing, the said casing having a plurality of openings for the roll neck and having an opening for a telescopic movement of the main brass, and oil sealing means for all of said openings.

4. In rolling mills, a two high roll stand comprising roll housings and rolls, encased bearings for the rolls including floating casings, and main and auxiliary brasses mounted in said floating casings, the major portion ofthe rolling pressure being transmitted directly to the housings through the main brasses independently of the bearing casings, said casings being arranged to float with the roll journals.

5. In rolling mills, a two high roll stand comprising roll housings and rolls. encased bearings for the rolls including floating casings, and main and auxiliary brasses mounted in said floating casings, the said main brasses taking radial load due to rolling, the said auxiliary brasses in the' upper and lower casings takin the wei ht of the upper roll and the weig t of the? tively. l

6. In .a rolling mill, a two high roll stand comprisin bearings or the rolls including Heating casings, a main brass for each roll mounted in 'said casings, the main brasses for the upper and lower rolls transmitting rolling pressure to the housing directly and independently of the casingfs, and an auxiliary brass for-each rpll mounted in said casings, the auxiliary brass for the upper roll supporting the weight of said roll when idle and the auxiliary brass for the lower roll supporting the casing for 20 such roll.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. 4

CLARENCE J. KLEIN.

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